75-338 PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION
CONSUMER AFFAIRS
SPECIALIST III
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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LAST FILING DATE: APRIL 30, 2021
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WRITTEN TEST DATE: JUNE 12, 2021
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COUNTY ANNUAL
SALARY $63,606
SPECIFICATION # 5245
STATE ANNOUNCED TEST DATE: June 5, 2021*
SUFFOLK COUNTY TEST DATE: June 12, 2021
*Special Note for Candidates: Any
candidate approved to take a civil service examination with another local civil
service agency on June 5, 2021 must notify this office upon application. You
may be required to take all of your exams, including Suffolk County exams
scheduled for June 12, 2021, on June 5, 2021 at that agency’s test site.
Failure to provide notice may result in disqualification from the June 12, 2021
Suffolk County examination(s).
APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE and FEE WAIVER
The application
processing fee is $40. Application may be made
via the internet at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service. Payment must be made
by VISA or MasterCard credit card and there will be an additional convenience
fee of $1.95. An acknowledgement of
receipt of application will be sent to all internet
applicants via e-mail. The application processing fee is non-refundable and
non-transferable.
The application
processing fee may be waived for Suffolk County residents who are veterans,
auxiliary police, members in good standing of a local fire district or
ambulance company and volunteer CERT members.
Internet applicants should complete the “Request for Application Fee
Waiver and Certification” form online.
All claims for application fee waiver are subject to verification.
DUTIES
An employee in this class directs,
coordinates and supervises the work of a unit of Consumer Affairs Specialists
engaged in the investigation of deceptive trade practices, consumer complaints
and unlicensed contractors; the administration of
occupational licensing exams, or in the issuance and receipting of occupational
licenses, certifications and registrations according to Suffolk County Code and
the NYS Business Law. An incumbent in
this class implements policy; determines work priority and is responsible for
proper functioning of the unit. Work may
include investigative fieldwork for the resolution of complaints involving
potential violation of any Suffolk County Code enforced by the Department. The
work involves considerable independent judgment and initiative and is reviewed by an administrative supervisor through
conferences and reports for the achievement of desired results and conformance
to departmental goals. Does related work as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
To be eligible, a candidate must now be
serving and have served on a continuous basis with permanent or contingent
permanent competitive status as a Consumer Affairs Specialist II for at least
two (2) years in the Suffolk County Department of Labor, Licensing and Consumer
Affairs immediately preceding the written examination date.
Necessary Special Requirement
At the time of appointment and during
employment in this title, employees will be required to possess a valid license
to operate a motor vehicle in New York State.
SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
The written test will cover knowledge,
skills, and/or abilities in such areas as:
1.
Preparing
written material;
2.
Understanding
and interpreting written material;
3.
Advanced
investigative techniques;
4.
Evaluating
information and evidence;
5.
Supervision.
Note: The
use of calculators is allowed for this
examination.
Note: A
Guide for the Written Test for Investigators is available at the New York State
website: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm.
NOTES
1.
Should it become necessary to amend any
part of this announcement, the Department of Human Resources, Personnel and
Civil Service reserves the right to make such amendment on the Department’s web
page without notification to applicants.
The most current copy of this announcement is available during the
filing period at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service.
2.
Expanded Description
of the
examination subtests is available at: www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service.
3.
Candidates
who apply for this examination and who have not heard from the Suffolk County
Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service by June 9, 2021 are advised to contact the Department before the written
test date at (631) 853-5500.
4.
You
can view your room assignment and exam site on our home page at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
under “Candidate Exam Room Assignment Search” seven days prior to the
examination date.
N.Y.S.
DATE
PREPARED: April 5, 2021
GENERAL CONDITIONS
PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
Application
may be made using the Suffolk County Application for
Promotional Examination (Form CS-203).
2.
Applicants
may complete a “Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form and
submit it with Form CS-203.
3.
Unless
otherwise stated, candidates must meet the minimum qualifications by the date
of the written test, or last filing date in the case of training and experience
evaluations. Unless otherwise stated, part-time experience will be pro-rated.
4.
Candidates
found ineligible to compete in the written examination may appeal to the
Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service for reconsideration
prior to the last filing date appearing on this announcement. Appeals received on or after the last filing date will not be considered.
5.
Candidates
who fail the examination, or who fail to appear for the examination as
scheduled, will be eliminated from further
consideration for purposes of this competition.
Unless otherwise specified, the final rank order of the eligible list
will be determined on the basis of the scores received
on the written test, plus seniority and veterans' credits where appropriate.
6.
Eligible
applicants will be notified when and where to appear for examination. If an
application is rejected, due notice will be sent.
7.
Unless
specifically prohibited by the examination instructions, candidates are permitted to use quiet, hand-held, solar or
battery-powered calculators. Devices
with typewriter keyboards, spell-checkers, personal digital assistants, address
books, language translators, dictionaries and any similar devices are prohibited.
8.
Eligible
lists resulting from promotional examinations are only
certified to the jurisdiction in which a candidate is employed. In
accordance with Section 52 of the Civil Service Law, for county service, first
consideration in appointment will be given to employees in the department where
a vacancy occurs after which appointments will be made from the general
eligible list.
9.
When
an examination is prepared and rated by the Suffolk County
Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service, the
provisions of the Suffolk County Civil Service Rules dealing with the rating of
examination will apply.
10.
When
the examination is prepared and rated by the New York State Department of Civil
Service in accordance with Section 23-2 of the Civil Service Law, the
provisions of the New York State Civil Service Rules and Regulations
which deal with the rating of examination will apply.
11.
The
eligible list established as a result of this
examination will remain in force for at least one year and may be extended by
the Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service for a maximum of
four years. Changing conditions may make
it necessary to certify to future vacancies at higher or lower salaries than
those announced.
12.
Information
regarding eligibility for veterans' credits appears on the promotional
application form.
13.
For
each six months of continuous permanent competitive service within the
jurisdiction, to a maximum of 20 years, .10 credits for seniority will be added to the scores of passing candidates only.
14.
Inquiries
may be made as to character and ability and all
statements made by candidates are subject to verification. Some employers may require the candidate to be fingerprinted and to pass a background investigation.
15.
Candidates
must be medically, physically and psychologically capable of performing the
duties of the job. Candidates who are appointed to positions in the Suffolk County service may
be required to pass qualifying medical and/or physical and/or psychological
evaluations.
16.
Saturday
Sabbath Observers and handicapped persons:
If special arrangements for testing are required, indicate this on your
application.
17.
No
smoking is permitted in the building or on the grounds
of the examination site.
18.
If
you will be on active military duty with the armed forces of the United States
on the date of this test, please contact the Department of Human Resources,
Personnel and Civil Service before the last filing date appearing on this
announcement for alternate test date information.
19.
Multiple Examinations Scheduled for the
Same Date: If you have applied to take a
written test announced by either one or several local jurisdictions (county,
towns, city) scheduled to be held on the same test date as this written test,
you must notify each of the local jurisdictions no later than two weeks before
the test date, so they can make arrangements for taking all test at one test site. All examinations for positions in State
government will be held at a State examination
center. If you have any questions please
call the Suffolk County Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil
Service at (631) 853-5500.
20.
For
information regarding a weather-related cancellation of this examination,
please refer to our website at
www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service click on the “Weather-Related
Exam Cancellations” link. Civil Service
Announcements are shown at the bottom of that
page. The following stations will
broadcast notice of cancellation:
WALK PATCHOGUE
97.5 FM
WBAB
BABYLON 102.3 FM
WBLI BABYLON 106.1 FM
WLNG
SAG HARBOR 92.1 FM
WBZO FARMINGDALE 103.1 FM
WRCN
MEDFORD 103.9 FM
NEWS
12 LONG ISLAND TV CHANNEL 12 website:
www.news12.com
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Announcements and Applications Also
Available At
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